Post And Beam Cabin

Our cabins and chalets feature precision engineered post and beam construction and our high quality and insulated roof panel system.

Post and beam cabin. The cabin series by sand creek post beam was developed for those who love exposed timbers but don t need the high end options and customization of our post and beam homes. Our home designs showcase the use of natural timbers open floor plan living vaulted ceilings and lots of natural light. The caulking also has to be constantly repaired because the logs shift and expand over time. Each one creates a very unique look but they each use the same building method.

Also known as half timbering post and beam construction or traditional timber framing is a method of building that was developed in ancient times using mortise and tenon wood joinery techniques in which structural timbers are fit together using pegs and wedges. Cabin in the woods has been a premiere post and beam home supplier for over 30 years. We can supply you with our timber post and beam package from design to full construction drawing and blueprints. Log cabins come with a number of hidden costs that post and beam cabins seek to eliminate.

In post and beam construction wall posts support the roof and floor beams. Traditional timber framing requires very complex joinery and both timber framing and post and beam use heavy members that one can t hoist alone. Post and beam cabin in the woods offers a variety of standard models with custom options to personalize any model to specific configurations to fit your needs and desires. Customize any of our house plans or create a new one of your own.

From contemporary stylish looking homes to farmhouses and cottages. Instead of using bents and purlins like our flagship product line the cabin series features a different type of post and beam construction that is not pre cut but shipped. This 16x20 post and beam cabin has an additional 8 deep porch for a total of 480 square feet one door is a large 6 wide door on the gable end. Diy shed plans storage shed plans cabin plans house plans shed cabin 10x12 shed plans lean to shed plans diy cabin porch timber.

Included is a timber package wall framing and the roof framing to complete your cabin. By using the standard navigation dropdown in the menu above you can view galleries of our homes or see sample floor plans that we have provided for your convenience. While log cabins tend to have a very typical and traditional look post and beam homes all look very different. However a modified post and beam can be built almost entirely out of cheap lightweight 2 x boards and the joinery is simply cleats and fasteners.